With the holidays upon us, we soon will be enjoying time with our family, eating copious amounts of food, and of course emptying our bank accounts on gifts for everyone we know….
Top 10 Movies of 2014
Yeah, I know the year isn’t over and, yeah, I know that there is still a month’s worth of movies to come out, but this is our last publication of the year….
Cougars Come Home; Extend Their Win Streak to Five
After their 86-68 win over Saint Ambrose University back on Nov. 16, the Saint Xavier women’s basketball team came back to Chicago to play their first home game of the season against…
Sports and Social Causes Don’t Have to Be Separate
Prior to Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders, the St. Louis Rams’ receiving corps took the field in an unusual way. We’ve seen unusual before: Ray Lewis’s extravagant pump-up dance, LeBron James’s…
Men’s Basketball Strings Together Wins in SXU Classic
The men’s basketball team added two victories to their record as they hosted the Saint Xavier University Classic on Nov. 28 and 29 on their home court in the Shannon Center. The…
The Crusader of Sanity
I’m not going to write an article about how sad it is that Black Friday actually starts late on Thursday and ruins Thanksgiving for workers and how sad it is that consumers…
The College Diaries
I have been waiting to write an article on this topic for a long time partly due to lack of understanding and mostly due to my disgust that something like this even…
The Cougar Pulse
With finals week quickly approaching, and for many of us already taking finals this week, I found it fitting to address the stress that typically accompanies the end of the semester. With…
No Indictment for Ferguson Officer
On Nov. 24 a grand jury reached their decision on whether to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson on charges filed on the shooting death of Michael Brown. The story in Ferguson…
Budget Cuts Hit Illinois Universities
Budget cuts are looming for many Illinois State Colleges as Governor Elect Bruce Rauner prepares to enter office. A memo sent out via email from the Illinois Board of Higher Education’s Executive…